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New transparency rules for EMA’s Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS) - Clinical trial data disclosure in the EU

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As of 18 June 2024, the Revised CTIS Transparency Rules as adopted by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) apply, and will impact patients, health care professionals and sponsors. Also as of 18 June, a revised version of the...more

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Legal Lens on the Unified Patent Court - May 2024

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The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is revolutionizing the way patents are enforced in Europe, and McDermott’s intellectual property team is here to help you navigate this dynamic landscape. Our Legal Lens on the Unified Patent...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New Jersey Data Protection Act: What Businesses Need to Know

On January 16, 2024, New Jersey became the first state to enact a comprehensive data privacy law in the new year, with Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) signing the New Jersey Privacy Act (NJPA) (SB 332) into law. The New Jersey law...more

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SEC Adopts New Securities Lending Reporting Rule

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On October 13, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new Rule 10c-1a (the “Securities Lending Rule”), requiring the reporting of certain securities lending transactions. Certain material terms of...more

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Part 3: 4 Characteristics of a Successful Whistleblower Hotline

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So far, in this three-part series, we discussed the various kinds of whistleblowing hotlines and the key components that comprise of a whistleblower hotline. In part three, we’ll discuss the four characteristics of a...more

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A U.S. View on the UPC – Part 7: “Discovery”

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On June 1, 2023, the new European Unified Patent Court (UPC) opened its doors, and enforcement of European patents in (currently) 17 contract member states is now possible with one action. This series of articles – directed...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

EMA Releases Official Guidance for Protecting PPD and CCI in Clinical Trial Filings within the European Economic Area (EEA)

Version 1.1 of the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) “Guidance on how to approach the safeguarding of personal protected data (“PPD”) and commercially confidential information (“CCI”) while using the Clinical Trials...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

EMA Finalizes Guidance on Safeguarding PPD and CCI in Clinical Trial Filings in the European Economic Area (EEA)

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) published Version 1.1 of its “Guidance on how to approach the safeguarding of personal protected data (“PPD”) and commercially confidential information (“CCI”) while using the Clinical...more

White & Case LLP

Major competition law changes – greater powers for the Czech NCA, clearer rules for fining associations, anonymous reporting of...

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Very soon, a long-awaited amendment to the Czech Act on the Protection of Competition will become law, implementing (after a long delay) the requirements of what is known as the ECN+ Directive (an EU directive designed to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights – June 2023

This edition of Skadden’s quarterly Insights looks at the latest trends in shareholder activism, the scrutiny companies are facing over their ESG disclosures and employment considerations for using AI in the workplace, among...more

A&O Shearman

Whistleblowers and confidentiality breaches - is freedom of expression a defence

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Yes, in some cases, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. In Halet v Luxembourg, the Court overturned an employee whistleblower’s criminal conviction for confidentiality leaks to the press, concluding that the...more

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Navigating International Discovery Restrictions: Seven Recommendations

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Background Note: International discovery exercises and investigations can be a complex and challenging process for cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery professionals. Navigating the different laws and...more

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Clinical Trial Regulation: balancing transparency requirements and protection of CCI – new Q&A published

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The Clinical Trial Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 (CTR) became fully applicable yesterday (31 January), following the end of the transition period. Therefore, the use of the Clinical Trial Information System (CTIS) is mandatory...more

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EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Advances to the Next Stage

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For companies that conduct business in both the European Union and the United States, data transfers between the EU and the U.S. has long been a challenging process, primarily in light of the EU’s strict privacy regulation,...more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

Protecting Your Business’s Confidential Information

A few weeks ago, an Ohio federal jury found that Goodyear Tire stole a European inventor’s ideas related to tires that can self-inflate, and awarded the inventor $61.2 million in punitive damages and $2.8 million compensatory...more

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Natural Justice in the Context of Interim Applications

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It is quite common for a party considering bringing an interim injunction application to weigh, among other things, the risk, by bringing the application, of having to disclose information to the court and the respondent that...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Global Standard–Setter Publishes Revised Outsourcing Principles

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a set of revised outsourcing principles for regulated entities. IOSCO is an international policy forum for securities regulators and...more

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Regulation on Sharing of Secret Information is Published

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The "Regulation on Sharing of Secret Information" ("Regulation") prepared by the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (the "Agency" or "BRSA") is published in the Official Gazette dated June 4, 2021. In accordance...more

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High Court Rules on Confidentiality Claims in Competition Proceedings

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The ruling may point to a trend that English courts are ever more willing to intervene in managing confidentiality rings. In Infederation Limited v Google LLC and others the English High Court considered the extent to...more

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EU: 5 tips to protect your trade secrets during the COVID-19 emergency

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While COVID-19 dramatically spreads across Europe, all companies are being forced to implement new large scale remote working arrangements. During these times of crisis, it’s easy for proprietary and confidential information...more

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Global Trade Secrets Guide 2020

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Businesses are increasingly turning to trade secrets as a mechanism to protect their innovations and know-how. In some cases, trade secrets offer an attractive alternative to patent protection. Companies also recognize the...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

A Comprehensive Whistleblower Protection for the EU

On April 23, Kramer Levin reported on the European Parliament’s approved proposal for the adoption of a whistleblower protection directive. On Oct. 7, the Directive on protection of persons reporting breaches of Union law...more

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Compliance Perspectives: The EU Whistleblower Directive

Earlier in 2019, the European Parliament adopted a new EU Whistleblower Directive. To better understand these new rules and their implications we sat down for a discussion with Vigjilenca Abazi, Assistant Professor at...more

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France – Trade secrets protection optimized with new procedural measures before Courts

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The FRAND patent litigation case between Conversant Wireless Licensing SARL and LG Electronics Inc. and LG Electronics France offers a first and exemplary illustration of an extensive use of the procedural arrangements...more

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EU – Trade Secrets Law: practical implementation by businesses

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On 14 March, we organized alongside the Association française des juristes d’entreprise (AFJE) a workshop regarding the implementation of the Trade Secret Law in France, which was voted into force on 30 July 2018 and...more

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